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Phil - I spent tons of time and cash on training, obviously it's the most important part, but right now my instructors themselves can't lap the track faster than me with my car so it's safe to say it's time to improve something else. Will definitely have a look at the hankoks, 1.15G is f**king...

The goal is to shed the most time during track days. Coilovers are not an option atm (the car is still under warranty).

I have heard from some folks that fitting slicks on a 197 is a bad idea (they claim it requires much stiffer suspension). Is this true? If so, assuming almost no rainy days and budget is not an issue, is there a better tyre for the 197 than Conti SportContact 3? Thanks mates.

I don't think it's that 'cause it didn't got hit with anything. The only thing that could be related, even though it makes no sense, is that right before the steering got light I took a junction in first gear and changed real late (way above 7500, no idea what speed). After that I started...

Took the 197 for a proper spin couple of night ago. Done some 100 miles and thrashed it good. However - I didn't hit any bump or pots and the roads were good. In the parking lot I notice the steering has gotten really light, way lighter than it used to be. It didn't float left/right but it...

standard 197 - 28 mpg here last 600 miles, 50% slow cruises, 30% everyday driving and the rest really hard thrashing. Does 40 mpg granny driving.

Recently bought a new Clio 197. The bloke at the dealership told me to limit RPM to 3000 and speed to around 70mph/110kmh for the first 650miles/1000km, whatever. Is that the recommended engine break-in ?